This is the last episode of this season and it is time to say goodbye to Karl IV, Ludwig the Bavarian, Henry VII, Albrecht of Habsburg, Adolf von Nassau and Rudolf of Habsburg. These have been some eventful 138 years. When Karl IV died in 1378 he left behind an impressive list of achievements but also a number of failures. And he left behind a son, Wenceslaus he had invested with so much hope and so many crowns, it not only broke the bank but even chunks of the political edifice he had so patiently built.How and why is what we will discuss in this episode.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by <a href="https://www.windrep.org/Michel_Rondeau" target="_blank">Michel Rondeau</a> under <a href="https://imslp.org/wiki/Flute_Sonata_in_E-flat_major%2C_H.545_%28Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel%29" target="_blank">Common Creative Licence 3.0</a>.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: <a href="https://historyofthegermans.com/" target="_blank">www.historyofthegermans.com</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HOTGPod/" target="_blank">@HOTGPod </a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/germanshistory?lang=en" target="_blank">@germanshistory</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/history_of_the_germans/?hl=en-gb" target="_blank">history_of_the_germans</a>Reddit: u/historyofthegermansPatreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans</a>To make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season. So far I have:<a href="https://podfollow.com/1737878874" target="_blank">The Ottonians</a> <a href="https://podfollow.com/1743543524" target="_blank">Salian Emperors and Investiture Controversy</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1743545182" target="_blank">Fredrick Barbarossa and Early Hohenstaufen</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1743549177" target="_blank">Frederick II Stupor Mundi</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1743550597" target="_blank">Saxony and Eastward Expansion</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/the-hanseatic-league" target="_blank">The Hanseatic League</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1719261540" target="_blank">The Teutonic Knights</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1733632792" target="_blank">The Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356</a>

Ep. 163 – Succession and Legacy